Minor League Roster - Hitters over Pitchers?
Posted: March 6th, 2012, 2:20 am
So, I'm just throwing this out there as mind diarrhea. In my AL-Only league we get up to four minor league players in our reserve max, with ability to draft two each year following our auction. I'm wondering if I'm crazy or this is sound logic? I refuse to take pitchers; whether it's first overall or twentieth. My logic being that I generally am not patient enough for said player to languish on my roster and provide little stats once he hits the majors. Also if a pitcher blows a shoulder/ elbow he's out very long term and his value completely plummets, negating his trade value. However barring a very serious injury to a hitter they can normally bounce back.
Now this is not about talent over potential etc, just a simple feeling of draft day value that long term avoiding some serious arm issues will provide more value to my keeper team than trying to find the next Matt Moore. Last year with my 2nd round pick I took Sano out of Minnesota on a flier. I think he already provides more value than a number of the "top" pitchers on last year's prospects list simply based on trade value alone. I realize I'm cherry picking here but the underlying logic makes sense to me. Am I right?
Now this is not about talent over potential etc, just a simple feeling of draft day value that long term avoiding some serious arm issues will provide more value to my keeper team than trying to find the next Matt Moore. Last year with my 2nd round pick I took Sano out of Minnesota on a flier. I think he already provides more value than a number of the "top" pitchers on last year's prospects list simply based on trade value alone. I realize I'm cherry picking here but the underlying logic makes sense to me. Am I right?